Where does “invariantism” come from?
invariantism (English) comes from English invariant, from English variant, from Old French variant, from Latin variāns, from Latin variō, from Latin varius, from Latin vārus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
invariantism (English): A philosophy of invariants, holding that...
Definitions
- A philosophy of invariants, holding that...
Ancestry of “invariantism”, step by step
invariantism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English invariant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | invariant | not varying; constant; Unaffected by a specified... |
| 2 | English | variant | Showing variety, diverse; Showing deviation or... |
| 3 | Old French | variant | varying; which varies |
| 4 | Latin | variāns | diversifying; variegating |
| 5 | Latin | variō | to diversify, variegate, change, transform, make different or various, alter, vary, interchange |
| 6 | Latin | varius | diverse, different, various, variegated |
| 7 | Latin | vārus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wer- | to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |